लिंगे संपूजिते सर्वमर्चितं स्याज्जगद्यथा । गंगास्नानेन लभते सर्वतीर्थफलं तथा
liṃge saṃpūjite sarvamarcitaṃ syājjagadyathā | gaṃgāsnānena labhate sarvatīrthaphalaṃ tathā
Assim como, quando o Liṅga é plenamente venerado, é como se todo o mundo tivesse sido venerado, do mesmo modo, ao banhar-se no Gaṅgā obtém-se o fruto de todos os tīrthas e peregrinações sagradas.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (Kāśī)
Type: ghat
Scene: Split yet unified scene: on one side a devotee bathes in Gaṅgā with rising sun; on the other, the same devotee offers bilva and water to a radiant liṅga; behind them, faint silhouettes of many famous tīrthas appear as if contained within Gaṅgā and the liṅga.
Śiva-liṅga worship and Gaṅgā bathing are portrayed as supreme, encompassing acts that confer vast spiritual merit.
The Gaṅgā in Kāśī, and the Śiva-liṅga worship tradition central to Kāśī’s sanctity.
Gaṅgā-snānā (bathing in the Gaṅgā) and proper worship of the Śiva-liṅga.